2013 B.A.A. 5K

The 5th annual B.A.A. 5K will be run on Sunday, April 14, 2013 (the day before the Boston Marathon). The race begins and finishes on Boylston Street (near the finish line of the Boston Marathon) in Boston, MA. The race starts at 8:00 a.m. EST. The B.A.A. 5K is the first event in the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley.

Registration opens for the B.A.A. 5K at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2013.

Although not an official entrant, Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. Joining the starting field shortly after the gun had been fired, Gibb finished the race in 3:21:40 to place 126th overall. Gibb again claimed the “unofficial” title in 1967 and 1968.